"Neon"

Written By: Mookie

Disclaimer: I don't really need to be Captain Obvious here, do I? No ownership, no money being made. Written for fun, not profit.

Word count: 302

Notes: In response to ge_jeopardy - category Girls and Garters, 200 points,

Pairing: GW, none, Relena-centric


"Neon"


She’d started wearing them at school, something feminine and racy that remained hidden beneath her skirts to keep her stockings in place. The first pair had been virginal white with a rose applique pattern that had made her thighs itch.

The following year she’d gone for a pair of black ones trimmed with lace that were undetected under her darker skirts. Wearing them made her feel rebellious and wicked, something that only she knew about. However, the black lace garters only held up the most respectable stockings in colors such as beige and taupe. There was nothing to reveal just what she wore underneath her business like attire other than a smile that she only showed the reflection in the mirror every morning.

She received a pair of red ones as a joke, but they became her favorite ones of all. Men had power ties, she had something less obvious, something private that boosted her confidence.

After that it became a guilty pleasure, finding ones with the most unusual patterns. She had a pair patterned in purple paisley, two that sported a camouflage pattern, several in various shades of greens and blues, a novelty pair with sprigs of holly and blinking lights, and even one in a neon orange color.

She saved those for days when she just knew she was going to face some particularly obnoxious arguments. Days like today.
The vice foreign minister smoothed her skirt over the garish orange garters and went to the closet for the white military jacket that she so often wore in her position. She pulled her hair back into a sleek ponytail and checked her reflection in the mirror.

Her reflection smiled back at her, and Relena Darlian walked out of her bedroom, prepared to meet whatever the day held in store for her.

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